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Skobin v

Skobin v. Cunningham

Filed 2/15/07 Skobin v. Cunningham CA2/8

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

SHIRLEY SKOBIN,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

KAREN CUNNINGHAM et al.,

Defendants and Respondents.

B190147

(Los Angeles County

Super. Ct. No. LC061274)

APPEAL from judgments of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles. Richard B. Wolfe, Judge. Affirmed.

Jeffrey P. Lustman for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Schmid & Voiles and Suzanne De Rosa for Defendant and Respondent Karen Cunningham, M.D.

Carroll, Kelly, Trotter, Franzen & McKenna, Robert L. McKenna, David P. Pruett and Maria E. Pappas for Defendant and Respondent Catholic Healthcare West.

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Appellant, Shirley Skobin, believes that she should not have been involuntary detained pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150.[1] That statute provides: â€

Description	Appellant, believes that she should not have been involuntary detained pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150. That statute provides: "When any person, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled" a designated person may "upon probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into custody and place him or her in a facility designated by the county and approved by the Sate Department of Mental Health as a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation." Court affirm the entry of summary judgment in favor of Dr. Karen Cunningham and the entry of summary judgment in favor of Catholic Healthcare West.
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